Blair and Rie got married for the third and final time at St. Valentino Pier in Red Hook Brooklyn. No – its not what it sounds like … they actually were legally wed at City Hall in NYC last year, followed by a traditional Japanese ceremony in Japan earlier this year – this was the party for the American crew. This Simple Brooklyn wedding was captured by Oh, Darling. You can see more of this New York wedding in the full gallery by clicking here.

Here are some words from the bride:
“We were very lucky to have some talented friends help us out. Our wedding invitations were designed and printed by our friend Michael. The wedding cake was created by my friend Yoshie, who is a professional pastry chef. I especially want to thank to Kyoko, who is my best friend from high school. She made the bouquet, boutonnieres, and all the flowers at the tables.

She and her boyfriend Ben run a small business producing the sugar boxes that we chose as our wedding favors (www.etsy.com/shop/MadebyaManandaWoman). I can not imagine our wedding without her! Kyoko and I went to flower district in the city two days before the wedding, and bought a bunch of flowers. We saved a lot of money doing that by ourselves. I found a beautiful vintage lace ribbon at Brooklyn Flea, and wrapped it around the bouquet.

The animal puppets were bought on Etsy and used in place of table numbers. We created the seating chart by scanning in the drawings of the animals included on their packaging. Then printed them out on shipping tags we got from Staples. We soaked them in coffee to add a bit of an aged feel to them. We were preparing our wedding right through the night before our wedding day. It’s now a good memory, but we actually went to Kinko’s late the night before the wedding to finish things up!”

Photographer: Oh, Darling!
Venue: St. Valentino Pier
Makeup: YUI Salon
Hair: YUI Salon
Caterer: Alma – reception site in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Dress Designer: Saja
Groom’s Attire: JCrew
Shoe Designer: Urban Outfitters
Veil or Hair Accessories: ban.do
groom’s bow-tie: Brooklyn Circus
groom shoes: Unis
wedding favor: sugar cubes from Made by a Man and a Woman
ceremony music: Ana Maria Rosado
Cake: Yoshie, friend
Officiant: Jesse Costello, friend
Flowers: Kyoko Masutani, friend

We have a San Francisco City treat from one of our Hand-Picked wedding vendors, Christina Diane Weddings. Held at the Beautiful Hotel Monaco wedding with glimmers of golds and fuschia throughout.

Since your maid of honor is your number one gal pal, it always nice to make her feel extra special. We love that this bride honored her maid of honor with a matching brooch bouquet. What do you think…should your Maid Of Honor have a little something extra or should your entire wedding party be treated equally. We would love to know what you think? See more of this San Francisco City Wedding by clicking here.

Christina Diane is one of our exclusive The Hand-Picked Vendors. Hand-Picked Vendors are at the top of their game and provide excellent services! These vendors are chosen because of their commitment to excellence, stylish and fresh ideas, and their overall fresh approach to weddings. To learn more about how our Hand-Picked Vendors are chosen please click here.

Photographer: Christina Diane Weddings
Event Designer: Anais Events
Venue: Hotel Monaco
Makeup: Le’Burget Salon
Hair: Le’Burget Salon
Cake: Cake Work
Caterer: Grand Cafe at Hotel Monaco
DJ: DJ Jeremy Productions
Dress Designer: Priscilla of Boston
Flowers: Fantasy Floral Designs
Groom’s Attire: Jos A Bank
Officiant: Ian Knight
Stationery: Anais Events
Reception dress: vintage
Bridesmaid dresses: Priscilla of Boston
Bridesmaid shoes: Steve Madden
Bride’s shoes:  Badgley Mischka
Bride’s headpiece & bracelet: Lucia Bella
Bride’s necklace: The Crystal Rose
Lace bolero: Alex Bridal on Etsy
Bridesmaid jewelry: HSN
Bridesmaid Flower Hair Piece: Miss Nancy
Favor Jars: Navy and Lavender
Favor tag Jars: Amaretto
Thank you signs: Little Retreats
Groom’s cake: Debbie does cake
Harpist: Michelle Sell